Hans Sebald Beham
The History of the Prodigal Son
Estimate: 3.000 - 5.000 GBP
Price realised: 10.625 GBP
Price realised: 10.625 GBP
Description
HANS SEBALD BEHAM (1500-1550)
The History of the Prodigal Son
the complete set of four engravings, 1540, on laid paper, without watermark, very fine impressions of the fourth state (of four, five and six, respectively), a uniform set, printing with a light plate tone in places, with small margins
Plates 58 x 99 mm.
Sheets 64 x 104 mm. (and similar)
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The History of the Prodigal Son
the complete set of four engravings, 1540, on laid paper, without watermark, very fine impressions of the fourth state (of four, five and six, respectively), a uniform set, printing with a light plate tone in places, with small margins
Plates 58 x 99 mm.
Sheets 64 x 104 mm. (and similar)
(4)
Upper estimate price exceeded by more than 100%
This artwork by Hans Sebald Beham achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in London in December 2021. In the Old Master Prints auction, the work The History of the Prodigal Son sold for GBP 10,625.00 (€ 12,673.40) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 5,000.00. Admittedly, works by Hans Sebald Beham have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Recto: A Putto Standing Beside A Flaming Urn Verso: Four Studies Of Men'S Heads in July 2007 with an auction result of GBP 48,000.00 (€ 71,291.08).
Oberer Schätzpreis um mehr als 100% übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von Hans Sebald Beham erzielte im Dezember 2021 bei Christies in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Old Master Prints wurde die Arbeit The History of the Prodigal Son für GBP 10.625,00 (€ 12.673,40) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 5.000,00. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Hans Sebald Beham auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Recto: A Putto Standing Beside A Flaming Urn Verso: Four Studies Of Men'S Heads im Juli 2007 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 48.000,00 (€ 71.291,08).
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